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Special Events News – 20 April 2025
The Spanish national society, URE, is on the air to mark the 100th anniversary of the IARU. Members are active on 160m to 6m until the 30 April with ten different special event stations, including AO100IARU. Special awards will be available, as well as medals for the top participants from each continent who achieve the […]
DX News – 20 April 2025
Aldir, PY1SAD is active again from Georgetown in Guyana as 8R1TM until the 26 April. Aldir will be operating on all bands using CW, SSB, digital and satellite. QSL via eQSL and Logbook of The World. Arno, DK1HV is active from Greenland as OX/DK1VK until Sunday the 27 April. He’ll be QRV on 160m to […]
Contest News – 20 April 2025
On Tuesday 22 April, the SHF UK Activity Contest runs from 1830 to 2130UTC. Using all modes on 2.3 to 10GHz frequencies, the exchange is signal report, serial number and locator. On Thursday 24 April, the 80m Club Championship runs from 1900 to 2030UTC. Using PSK63 and RTTY, the exchange is signal report and serial […]
Propagation News – 20 April 2025
Last week was characterised by increased Kp index numbers and severe geomagnetic storms, peaking at G4. These drove down maximum usable frequencies and disrupted DX contacts, especially on the higher HF bands. The solar wind speed increased from 380 kilometres per second to around 500 kilometres per second on 15 April and an increase in […]
Lynda Jopson, G6QA – 4 April 2025
It is with a deep sense of loss that Bury Radio Society (BRS) announce that their beloved friend and fellow amateur Lynda Jopson, G6QA (Queen Anne) passed away peacefully on 4 April 2025 following a prolonged battle with cancer. Lynda was a long time BRS member as well as being its chairperson and treasurer. Lynda […]
HamSCI video from RSGB 2024 Convention released
Professor Gwyn Griffiths, G3ZIL is a well-known member of the RSGB Propagation Studies Committee, as well as someone involved with Ham Radio Science Citizen Investigation, also known as HamSCI. In celebration of Citizen Science Month during April, we’ve shared Gwyn’s HamSCI presentation from the RSGB 2024 Convention on our YouTube channel. In the talk, Gwyn […]
